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Ugh Tough worrisome stuff with son
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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 743680" data-attributes="member: 18958"><p>TL. There are similarities in our sons' behavior and M.O.</p><p></p><p>Your son is testing limits all over the place, I think. But the bottom line he remains in the program and is doing what it takes to do so. This must scare him a lot so the limit testing. But he is staying. As yet he is resisting owning this as a choice. He is trying to make you the responsible party. Nobody knows more than he does how over the head he is. He knows better than anybody how he has blown it. All of this cockiness comes from his full awareness on some level that he is on shaky ground. He doth protest too much. He is spitting in the wind and it is all coming back to fly in his face. Don't let him rattle you. </p><p></p><p>I am saying back to you another version of what you wrote to me on my thread.</p><p></p><p>We want them to own their choices, to own their recovery, to own their responsibility. And this is what they resist with all their might. They want us to own all of it. There is no other way for us to do this right now. Your son is walking the walk, but he is not talking the talk. We need to put noise canceling earphones on so we do not hear the garbage talk.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 743680, member: 18958"] TL. There are similarities in our sons' behavior and M.O. Your son is testing limits all over the place, I think. But the bottom line he remains in the program and is doing what it takes to do so. This must scare him a lot so the limit testing. But he is staying. As yet he is resisting owning this as a choice. He is trying to make you the responsible party. Nobody knows more than he does how over the head he is. He knows better than anybody how he has blown it. All of this cockiness comes from his full awareness on some level that he is on shaky ground. He doth protest too much. He is spitting in the wind and it is all coming back to fly in his face. Don't let him rattle you. I am saying back to you another version of what you wrote to me on my thread. We want them to own their choices, to own their recovery, to own their responsibility. And this is what they resist with all their might. They want us to own all of it. There is no other way for us to do this right now. Your son is walking the walk, but he is not talking the talk. We need to put noise canceling earphones on so we do not hear the garbage talk. [/QUOTE]
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